Davis marinsky



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msrmvme DEVICE Original application filed January 21, 1925, Serial 110.3,739, Patent No. 1,557,304, dated October 13, 1925. Divided andapplication filed April 24, 1925, Serial No. 25,839, Patent No.1,609,487, dated December 7, 1926. Application for reissue filedNovember 9, 1929. Serial No. 406.122.

secured to said strand to retain the same in predetermined positionthereon; a further object'being to provide means for covering r sealingthat portion of said devices mounted upon said strand to form a neat andfinished appearance to said members and to facilitate the mountingthereof in connection with suitable supports; a further objectbe'ing toprovide means for moving two of said members into interlocked positionand to separate said W members in coupling and uncoupling two parts orbodies; a still further object being to provide means adapted to bepassed through the catch devices of the interlocked members forpositively retaining said members against J separation; and with theseand other objects and claimed.

in view, the invention consists in a device of the class and for thepurpose specified, which is simple in construction, efiicient in use andwhich is constructed as hereinafter described The invention describedand claimed herein is a division of a (so-pending application filedJanuary 21, 1925, and bearing Serial No. 3,739, which has issued inPatent No. 1,557 ,304,

:1 dated October 13, 1925, and is fully disclosed in the followingspecification, of which the accompanying drawings forin a part, in whichthe separate parts of myimprovement are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views, and in'which a Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of an overshoe illustrating one use of my invention mounted inconnection therewith.

Fig.2 is a detail view of a part of a fasten mg device made according tomy invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional, detail view of a part of the construction shownin Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of a modified form of device which Imay emplgy;

r lig. 5 is a plan view of an eyelet through which one of the links orcatch devices. of my invention is formed.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the link partially formed.Fig. 7 is a side edge view of the link shown in Fig. 6 and illustratingthe final step in completing the formation thereof.

- Fig. 8 is a detail view illustrating the manner of mounting the linksor catch devices upon a strand or binder.

Fig. 8a is a sectional View on anenlarged scale showing the manner ofsecuring the links against displacement on the strand or binder. i

I Fig. 9 is a detail view of a part of a casing andattaching strip whichI employ.

Fig. 10 is a partial section on the line 1010 of Fig. 2 on an enlargedscale.

Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating the method ofapplying the cas-- ing or attaching strip; and,

Fig. 12 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a modified use of theinvention showing means for positively retaining the device againstseparation.

My invention relates to fastening devices t as are inscommon use insecuring two or more parts or bodies together to retain the same againstaccidental displacement, as for example, securingthe flaps or wings of ashoe or overshoe together, forming a closure for a tobacco pouch orother container, and like uses; but the principal object of myinventionis to r'ovide a fastening device of the class speci ed which may bemanufactured at a nominal cost as compared with other devices of thisclass and yet produce a stron and durable, flexible as well as practicalevice ,and which by reason of its construction may be readilymanufactured, the distinctive feature of the present invention residing1n the construction of the mounting tape or strip and the manner ofemploying the same in connection with the fastening devices.

, manner above described or produced from aably in the form of an eyeletIn carrying my invention into eflect, I employ a plurality of links-orcatch devices 20, which in the construction shown are prefercommonlyknown in the art of fastening devices, said eyelet having a largecentral loop a and smaller loops 20b and 200 disposed at the sideportions of. the large loop.

In forming my improved fastening'device or the separate members thereof,the link 20 is fashioned to bring the loops 20b and 20a thereof intojuxtaposition side by side and in axial alinement, after which or in thesame operation, the large loop 20a is fashioned to form a concave face20d and convex face 20a or into substantially hoo'k formation as clearlyseen in Fig. 7 of the drawings, it being understood that said concaveand convex faces extend transversely of the link as viewed from one sidethereof.

After the links 20 have been formed in the piece of wire fashioneddirectly into the form shown in Fig. -7 by means of a suitable ma- 1chine, said links are placed upon a mounting strand or binder 21 whichmay be a piece of fabric, string, cord and the like or a piece of wirecable or similar flexible and strong and durable material in the mannerpartially indicated in Fig. 8 of the drawings so that the loops 20b and200 of the separate links lie snugly one upon the other, the doubleloops servingto equally space the links 20 one from the other whenmounted upon the strand or mounting 21 as clearly seen lin Fig. 8 of thedrawings. After the required number of the links 20 have been mounted onthe strand .21, the loop portions 206 and 200 thereof are compressedlaterally'to securely, retain the links against shifting upon the strand21 and to 'key said links against rotation, it being seen on aconsideration. of Fig. 8a of the drawings that the strand 21 iscompressed as shown at 21min the above operation, and

the loops 20b and 200 flattened to form elongated loops, the openings ofwhich are simi-" lar in form -to the cross section of-said I also employa casing or finishing strip 22 which may be composed of any eslrematerial but preferably a fibrous material, and this casing or stripisprovided centrally and longitudinally thereof with spaced apertures 22aof such dimensions as to receive and frictionally pass over the loops20a of the links 20, and said apertures are divided by transversemembers 226 which are adapted to be positioned 'betweenthe separateloops 20a when the casing or strip is mounted upon the strand 21 withthe links 20 thereon.

In Fig. 11 of the drawings, I have indicated the mannerof passing theloops 20a through the strip 22 and in dotted 'lines', I have shown thestrip 22-folded around the strand 21 and the loops 20b and 200 thereonto enclose the bound ends of the links and to made as abovedescribed andof a required length and with links of the required size 01' dimensions,the separate parts of the fasteningdevice are coupled together byacoupling block 25 substantially V-shaped in form in plan, and as shownin Figs. 2, 3 and 10 of the drawings is fashioned from a single metallicbody open at one end as shown at 25a in the form of a single passage andthe opposite end.

portion of which is divided into separate passages 25b and .250 by aV-shaped partition wall'25d while the sides of the body are alsoprovided with apertures 25c and 25f opening through the opposite ends ofthe body and outwardly through said. sides and into the passagesthereof. The apertures 25c and 25/ are formed by inwardly directedflanges 25g at the opposite sides of saidblock as clearly seen in Fig.10 of the drawings. a

' In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I- have indicated at 26 and 27 twoindependent parts of a fastening device, said parts including thestrips'22.and binders 21 being joined or coupled;together at one end,the end 28 indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings in the usual or anydesired manner, while the other end portions are free and adapted to bemoved toward and from eachother in the operation of my fastening device,the last named end portiofis having stop members 29 to limit themovement of the coupling block 25 and toprevent the displacement of saidblock from the separate members 26 .and 27. The pointed end portion ofthe block 25 or the end portionprovided with the aperture 25a isdirected to- Liz] ward theattached end of the members-26 and 27 and saidblock is mounted upon and adapted to move longitudinally of said membersto couple and uncouple the same in the operationof opening and closingthe. flaps 23 and 24 of an overshoe or in coupling and uncoupling anytwo bodies by the use of my improved fastening device. In the aboveoperation of sliding the block 25 longitudinally of the members 26 and27 the member 26 passes through the aperture 256' of said block whilethe member 27 passes through the aperture 25c thereof and said membersare brought together and the'links2O thereof interlock in the mannershown in Figs. 2 and 10 of the drawings as they pass through theaperture 250 of said block, this result being accomplished in the upwardmovement of the block while in the downward movement thereof, theV-shaped partition wall 25d as "2 and 3 of the drawings that the links20 of the separate members 26 and 27 interlock with the other in asubstantial degree and the curved portions of the loops 20a thereofinterlock with each other to prevent the separation of said links whensubject to lateral stress or in other words, the concave faces ofoppositely disposedlinks rest one within the other to form aninterlocking construction or a substantially hook-shaped lock. By reasonof the fact that the outer end portion of the links 20 of one of themembers 26-27 interlocks with the corresponding "end portion of thelinks 20 of the other of said members, said links are also retainedagainst transverse displacement or side movement one upon the other whensaid links are coupled together. It will also be noted that the flanges25g cooperate with the loops 20a of the links in the coupling anduncoupling of the members 26 and 27. The'coupling block 25 is alsopreferably provided with a finger piece 30 movably disposed on saidblock or a member 31 thereon to facilitate the manipulation of saidlock. It will be understood that the strips 22 are stitched or otherwisesecured to the flaps 23 and 24 or to the other bodies or parts'inconnection with which the members 26 and 27 are employed.

aperture 34 at the other end to facilitate the placement of a seal, lockor the like on the last named end portion to prevent the rod' from beingaccidentally or otherwise-removed from the members 26 and-27. It will beun derstood that the'members 26 and 27 have not been shown completely inFig. 12 as said figure is only diagrammatically illustrative, andthisparticular use of the invention might be applicable to many articles orcontainers,-

such for example as mail bags.

In Fig. .4 of the drawings, I have shown the separate parts of amodified form of coupling block 35 which is of the same general shapeand form as the block 25 heretofore described but which is composedof'sheet metal having top and bottom plates 36 and 37 of similar formand construction and an intermediate partition wall plate 38 V-shaped inform and having upwardly and downwardly directed prongs 39 adapted toenter apertures 40 in the plates 36 and for securing the parts 36, 37and 38 together. Only one side of the specific form of coupling block25nor to the specific construction of the attaching or finishing stripconstituting a casing for the separate parts of the fastening device,nor am I necessarily limited to the specific shape or form of theseparate links employed and particularly the shape or form of the loops20a thereof, and various other changes in and modifications of theconstruction herein shown and described may be made within the scope ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention 0sacrificing its advantages. a

It will also be understood that in making fastening devices of the classunder consideration', av coating or plating may be readily applied tothe links to give a color thereto which will be in harmony with thearticle in connection with which the device is used; such for example,asa coating of paint or enamel or similar liquid, or a nickel, silver orgold or platinum plating,'or plating of any other metal, which resultcan readily be accomplished in usin a metallic strand, and

this is one of the dlstinctive features of my suitable support, and theapertures on said strips being arranged substantially centrally andlongitudinally thereof forming integral side portions foldable aroundparts of said interlocking member and one upon the other toform a pocketinto which the support is placed.

2.jIn a fastening device of the class de scribed employing interlockingmembers, flexible strands extending through said members, attachingstrips of unitary construction adapted to be folded around said strands,said strips being apertured to receive parts ofsaid members and theparts of said strips intermediate the apertures engaging part of saidmembers on said strands in securing the folded side portions of theattaching strips together. f

3. A fastening device of the class described I comprising a pluralityofloop members mounted in juxtaposition on a mounting strand, anattaching strip adapted to be folded around the strand and loop member'sthereon, said strip having spaced apertures 'mediate the aperturesengaging the .loop members on the mounting strand,

through which said loop members are adapted to pass, and theportions ofthe strip interortions of and the folded side portions of the stripbeing secured together to retain the same in connection with said loopmembers and strand.

4. An attaching strip for fastening devices of'the class describedcomprising two interlocking sections and mounting strands extendingthrough said sections, eachof said sections-having spaced projectingloop members, the parts of the loop members on said strands being inabutting relation and the attaching strip for each section having spacedapertures through which the loop -members of each section are adapted topass and the parts of said strip intermediate the apertures engagingparts of the .loop members on said strand and said strip being foldedaround the strand and the side portions of said strip 4 being stitchedtogether to retain a section in connection with said attaching strip.

5. An attaching strip for fastening devices of the class describedcomprising two interlocking sections and mounting strands extendingthrough said sections, each of said sections having spaced projectingloopme'mhers, the parts of the loop members on said strands being inabutting relation and the attaching strip for each section having spacedapertures through which the loop members of each section are adapted topass and the parts of said strip intermediate the apertures engagingparts of the loop members on said strand and said. strip being foldedaround the strand and the side portions of said strip being stitchedtogether to retain a section in connection with said attaching strip,and the projecting side portions of said strip forming attaching meansfor securin the device to a suitable support. 6. In a fastening deviceof the class described comprising a plurality ofloop members, a mountingstrand, sai having looped portions encircling and secured to saidstrand,and the loop members being arranged in juxtaposition on the strand, andan attaching strip having spaced apertures-through which the loopmembersare adapted to pass and that portion of the-strip intermediatethe apertures engaging the loop portions of said members on the strand,said strip being foldable around the strand and the side portionsthereof stitched together to retain the strip in connection with theloops and strand.

7. A separable fastener comprising a pair of devices each including aflexible cord havloop members mace ing locking members secured theretoand a tape folded around to enclose the cord, the fold of the tapehaving apertures and intermediate connecting portions, parts of saidlocking members projecting through the apertures .of the tape toward theopposite device, and the connecting portions engaging parts of thelocking members on said cord, means connectin said devices adjacent oneend of the astener, and a slide movable along said device toprogressively engage and disengage said locking members.

8. The method of mounting a series of fastener elements on a stringer,which comprises arranging the series of elements on a cord or the like,said cord extending through said elements, then inserting the series ofelements through a corresponding series of apertures in a strip offabric to bring the parts of said.

strip intermediate the apertures in engagement with parts of saidelements on said cord,

then folding together the portions of 'the fabric at opposite sides ofthe series of apertures with the cord in the folded edge thereof, andthen securing the side portions of the fabric together to lock said cordin the fold with the fastener elements projecting from the folded edgeof the fabric. 7

9. The method of mounting fastener elements which comprises arranging aplurality of fastener elements in series with an elongated and flexiblemember extending therethrough, "a fabric strip having apertures thereinformingintermediate strands with said strands arranged in parallelrelation adjacent the series of fastener elements, in-

serting the fastener elements through they apertures between the strandsand the strands between the fastener elements by a relative lateralmovement of the series of fastener elements and the series of strands tobring the strands in engagement with the flexible member and with partsof the elements on said member, and then folding the fabric strip alongthe side thereof.

10. In a fastener structure of the class described, the combination of astrip of fabric Y having a series of apertures therein, a series offastener elements, a strand on which said elements are arranged to passthrough the apertures of the strip of fabric, portions of the fabricstrip at opposite sides of the series of apertures being folded togetherwith the aforesaid cord engaged in the fold and with the. parts of thestrip intermediate the apertures engaging parts of the fastener elementson said cord, andmeans for securing the said side portions of the fabricstrip together close up to the folded edge so as to lock the cord withthe fastener elements thereon in the folded edge.

11. The method ofmounting a series of fastener elements on a stringerwhich comprises running a cord or the like through the series offastener elements, then inserting a series of fastener elements througha corresponding series of apertures formed in a strip of fabric toposition the parts of the strip intermediate the apertures in engagementwith parts of said elements on said cord, then folding the strip offabric around the cord and securing the portions of, the fabric atopposite sides of the series of apertures together to lock the cord inthe folded edge of the fabric with the fastener elements projectingoutwardly from said folded edge.

12. A fastening device. of the class described comprising twointer-engaging and interlocking sections, each of said sections beingcomposed of a plurality of coupling elements adapted to interlock onewith the other of the separate sections in coupling said sectionstogether, part at least of each of said elements having deformed outerextremities for interlocking between the opposed elements, a strand offlexible material arranged in the inner portions of the elements of eachof the folded strip with said coupling element supported in the foldthereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereuntosigned my name this 7th day of November, 1929.

DAVIS MARINSKY.

section, an attaching strip on each of said sections for mounting thesame in connection with a suitable support, said strip having aperturesspaced longitudinally thereof, and

said strip being folded around said strand and the parts of the stripintermediatethe apertures engaging parts of the elements thereon.

13. In combination, a fastening device involving spaced coupling loopsand a cord extending through said loops and a two-ply fabric striphaving threads so interwoven with each of its pliesas to form aperturesbetween said threads and said threads extend- I ing between the loopsand around the cord loops and engaging parts of the loops on said cordgether adjacent the threads.

14. In an article of the class described, the combination of anelongated coupling member involving longitudinally spaced couplingarranged on a mounting strand, and a strip of fabric having a series ofopenings therein forming between the openings cross threads, the loopsof said member being inserted through said openings, said threads beingfolded around said strand and engaging parts of the loops thereon andthe side portions of said strip being connected together adjacentsaidstrand.

15. A. fastener of the class described comprising a stringer consistingof a strip of flexible fabric doubled upon itself with longitudinallyspaced openings and connecting parts in the fold and intermediateopposed side port-ions of said strip, a coupling element involvinglongitudinally spaced wire loops arranged on a strand and adapted to bethreaded through the openings in the fabric strip with the connectingarts engaging the loops on the strand, an a sewed seam permanentlyuniting the side portions and the plies of the strip being secured to-

